Kelsey Leonard is hoping that a second round stoppage win on her professional debut could be enough to earn her a spot on the underage of Michael Conlan's fight against Jack Bateson in the 3 Arena in September 

Kelsey Leonard makes her professional debut against England’s Kira Carter in Girdwood Community Hub in Belfast on this Saturday night, a fight that will be shown live on TG4 YouTube.

Kildare has a new female Professional Boxer after it was announced last week that 26-year-old, Kelsey Leonard, who boxes out of the Unit 3 Boxing Club under Coach Niall Barrett, in Naas, had decided to enter the professional ranks.